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AFTERNOON CALLS IN CHINA. FEMININE ETIQUETTE IN THE CELESTIAL CITY.

[BY MARY MOORD.)

At the invitation of a young Chinese lady. I went, early the other aftermon, to return her call.

Wen gos niang ni shin?" I inquired of the sleepy individual who came to my friend's deor struggling into his skirt.

"Paper," was his reply..

Had I not bean caught in a similar manner

The

THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE,

In the course of a long letter dealing with the foreshadowed changes in the course of

NAPIER JOHNSTONES'

training for the Indian Ciril Bervice, published "SQUARE BOTTLE”

in an educational supplement to The Times, the Rer. A. C. Headlam, M.A., D.D, Principal of King's College, London, says :---

I should like to be allowed to suggest an alter- native policy. The right coarse would, I believe, be to return to the old rule by which candidates were selected at about the age of eighteen, and that then the selected candidate should go through full three or four years' course at a University

on a former occasion I should have boon non-in a school of Indian studies. This would be general plussed to produce the countersign. As it was, so arinnged that he would obtain his 1 knew it simply meant, "Your card, please education as part of his spooisl training-an For though you have been invited to tes, you arrangement quite in accordance with the are expected give your hostess time to add tendener of modern University development- A additional touches of colour to her already and if the subjects which would be learnt are

fow ovor-tinted lips

and cheeks, and you have, there considered, it will be seen that they form a Tho fore, to send in your card while you wait outside suitable curriculum for's degree course.

training for work in the Government of India in your ricksbu

man took my card, and in a few minutes should include rofumed, having

passed through the bare in hie absence, for touches to his toilet outer yard into another beyond that was full of smail trees and flowers in pote. On each aide was a low-built house, which, on account of the water which is said to collect during the rainy season, was raised a couple of steps from the lovel of the yard. Lifting a read screen burg before one of the doors, the man motioned me to enter,

"PURELY EUROPEAN."* Originally the room had been two very small ones, but the thin partition between them had been removed, and the room was now furnished in as my little friend "purely European style,

On the walls was confided to me later on. paper, whose stiffly-armnged, impossible red roses held the oye in spite of all efforts to desert On the floor a brilliant blue and red them. oarpet vied with the roses on the wall in holding the attention. The windows of gauza and paper were not made to open, and the only air was that which found its way through the reed screen or slessly netted the gauze. At regular intervals rond room were placed blackwood, narrow-seated, low-backed chairs-the acme of discomfort for unless you have long legs or sit at the extreme edge you are forced to dangle. A couple of emali round tables with mats and Chinese vases, and one or two photographs of Chinese students abroad, completed the European furnishing, I had just completed a survey of the room and selected the least ancomfortable of the chairs when my friend name noiselessly into the room, followed by a black Pekingese poodle, who, after making a great deal of noise and spending several minutes in closely examining my claims to enter into such intimate relations with his Buster's family, retired to his mistress feet and dozed.

1. Languages and Literature; at least one Indien els sical and vermenlar language.

2. History, with special reference to the history, geography, and ethnology of British India.

3. Political Philosophy, with special refer once to Indian administration and the history of Indian institutions.

4. Jurisprudence, with Modern Indian, Hindu, and Mahomedan Law.

5. Comparative Religion, with special refor

to Indian religions.

enco

A course such as this, which might vary to a certain extent in different Universities, would wide general culture and a good give both special training. If for any reason a probation. er were unable to continue his career, he could

well-edoosted

man, and be til be woukt zot suffer in life at home because his education was somewhat different from that of most of his contemporaries. The future Indian Civil servant who had worked at the sabjoote of his course for three or four years in

vore

University spirit, would go eat to India at the age of about twenty-two with the same enthusiasm for Indian learning that his con- or History or temporaries have for Classica Science. While at the University he would have the advantage of working with con

going into other temporaries whe lines of life, for he would share lootures in History and Political Philosophy with History students, and at Oxford with working for the Final Classical those

wonid share Schools; Jurisprudence be with the Law student, and Comparative Religion with the Theology student, for knowledge of comparative religion ought to be part of every modern Theological course. The range of subjects will

compare

School at Oxford. of the Final favourably with that In spite of her three years' education abroad Bath courses will include Languages, Liter- and her pronounced American accent, outward-sture, History, and Political Philosophy- ly I could see no difference between my friend the one with special reference to India, the reference to the history Special and every other Chinese girl. She wore her other with fine, glossy, black hair, plastered to her head of Greece and Rome; in the Indian School and fastened with many ornamental pins into Jurisprudence and Comparative Religion would a bird's tail shape at the nape of her neck. She take the place of Philosophy. looked such a child, notwithstanding aaelf.com- tained, dignified manner, that I was amased when, with Chinese politeness, I inquir ed her age at our first meeting, and she inform-would probably be two University examinations

ed me that she was very old, very old, and not yet married, though I am going to be shortly. I am twenty-nine."

·AFTERNOON DRESS.

eyes,

There would be two farther advantages in the proposed school. There would be no necessity Government Examinations. There for special Gov

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in the proposed course, and they would form quite sufficient test of the student's progrees, while the athuulus of attempting to get a first class would be a far overnment examination.

incentive to thorough work than any Now, as I looked at her clear, sallow skin, wound advantage would be that it would in our Universities I could still hardly believe that she was so "very loud to the boomhool of Indian studies small, squashed nose, and bright, black

A really good

of body professors She wore a short black, sleeveless jacket, We should have old." showing the soloured sleeves of an undershirt,

and teachers devoting their lives to the study while the high, stand-up collars of both Indian, losrning in all its branches, and garments gaped open at the neck. A skirt of finest transparent black silk ganze showed the our Universities would take the same inter

and Religions of India as of Archeology, and

of

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At noon to-day a amall party of men, assembled in s room at the headquarters of the London Missionary Socisty, in New Bridge-atrout. E.C., will distribute nearly a million of money, part the proceeds of the estate of Mr. Robort Arthington, of Leede, who died ten years ago at the age of seventy-seven. The two chief reci

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them the black satin shoes and white stockings

Those sums constitute a record in respect worn on all

On ber besis саше a servant bearing of the abiding disgrace of this country that, in

all be spent within the next twenty dealing must tes, which I was told she had carefully spite of our wide Oriental Empire, we have not of legacles for missionary work. The money

organised body of expert learning made herself by putting a few leaves into each with Indian, and other Oriental subjects. The years; and as part of the principal, only will be good expended each year, and interest will acorns on orango blossoms, then

& good such school would do oup with a couple

on building water, I found the drinking desi to wipe away the reproach. It would, the balenue, it follows that the amounts actually pouring

from: inexperience no easy matter, and partly from the

the legates, amassed him Mr. Arthington, school; it & ever, my little friend did not laugh at my awk sitles of the country that it would be those already mentioned. wardness, but showed me how it should be done. possible to organise such

Taking the cup off ite silver stand, sheplaced only bo to thra Universities that the Gov. fortune, which has realised £1,119,848 15. 2d.. TEAN, British atr. 1.350. A. W. Outerbridge, her mest finger on the inverted saucar that erpment would send its probationer students, by shrewd dealings served as a fill and also to keep back the leaves, and one condition that should be made would be commercial undertakings. For many years be

tipping the cup slightly she got only the that tutore should be provided for them who fore his death he lived practically as a THIKINI, Dutch str., 2,826, H. Koops, 8th Oct. than

would themselves be retired Indian Civil recluse. The simplicity of his life in

of apprecis liquid

of the luxuries and enjoyments "As the first servant retired, another servants. Some of the professors and teachers no way proceeded from any want

would also probably be retired officials, and there tion

"which his wealth would have enabled him to CATOS in with dishes of cakes, would thus be created quite a sufficient." Indian" chocolates, and daten. He placed them

ho imposed upon himself for the purpose eflently on a table near us and withdrew, only atmosphere to prepare the probativner for the provide, but was due entirely to the self-denial to return in a moment with ice-cream in little practical side of his fatura work.

It a sebeme sach na that proposed were of making substantial grants for missionary has work it would imply, as china bowls. All these things my hostess told

He was an undergraduate of Cambridga beez said, the return to eightoon me were foreign, and though she had often to be adopted,

It is not necessary sad a man of high culture. Geography was longed for some real Chinese chow when over in America, she had learned to like some of their the age of selection. dishes, and her Chinese friends were beginning to considor the reasons which caused the change an absorbing study with him, in order to to be made to a later date, but we may ask the anable him to discriminate in his mission- prastical question: What is the best means of ary gifts; and his knowledge of the physical selecting candidates for such an important and soojal features of foreign countries and

peoples futuro

wen Tery romarkable. Originally Le in When I saw another servant appearing with a work? The proper training for our

TBS a member of the Society of Friends, but tray I began to wonder what other innovation we administrators is, I believe, the best English as latter part of his life he became closely YUNNAN, British str. 1,206, Owon, 15th Oct, school of ation, and the major should associated with the Baptists, although he did wers to have next. But it proved to be only a huge red visiting card. Excusing herself to me, of these elected, although not all

Whatever, classical traizing,

not actually join that body. have ha

It has taken ten years to settle all the my friend went out, returning shortly with some

in an English one whom I st first took to be "Chorley's Aunt defects there may be

of the will. Mr. education.

Brising out the æbler méb school

sent questions from Brazil, where the nuts come trum," or

up to

to the University are as well educated for Arthington was a bachelor and had no tear Dan Lono come to life masquerading as Alad dla's mother, I think I was never more sur-their age as the boys of any other country in relations, but in his final will he left one-tenth prised than when the stumpy, square-faced the world. It is a certain number of these that of his estate to his firet cousins and their des- and it cendants. A great many claims to this portion woman, brilliantly painted and heavily pow- we should hope to secure esch year, Jered,

was introduced to me as Manchu would, I beliore, be desirable that all candidates of the money had to be investigated.

No existing operations of the societies may should

be required to have been educated In contrast to my Chinese friend, like every for a certain number of years at recognised be assisted by the legacies, but entirely new Manchu, she wore her hair dragged up English school, or in sumo other way approved Belds of work must be opened up. None of the

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and that the examinations money will be spent in the United Kingdom,

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similar examiners These have a far less me. ties have anticipated their legacies by securing chanical character than the ordinary Civil Ser advances, and new missions have been opened in Bhe

the Congo, paid such a lengthy visit that I was vice examination and are better fitted for select China, India, Madagascar, Africs, Papus, and beginning to wonder whether I could withdrawing the ablest men. without committing an unpardonable breach of etiquette, Bat she, fortunately, saved me from anyench calamity by rising and taking leave of 015. A few minutes later 1, too, asd good-bye to my little friend, and as she socompasied to the outer yard she asked if she might come and see me again, for she "Chinese ladies have nothing to

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